Advanced optimization and z hardware exploitation are key to improving application performance and reducing CPU utilization and operating costs. Gone are the days when COBOL applications will run faster simply by moving them to new z hardware.  Performance increases delivered by modern z/architecture are more workload-targeted and require exploitation of new hardware features. Therefore, to maximize ROI, it’s important to stay current with compiler technology and selectively optimize CPU-intensive parts of the applications.  ... [More]

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Over the last few months, we have been very successful in using the IBM Digital Transformation Model for IBM Z to help our customers to better understand what changes they should consider to get more value of their assets on IBM Z as these assets are becoming increasingly central for their Digital Transformation.   Based on lessons learned, we are launching a series of updates to the model in conjunction with the launch of z14 and the re-branding from IBM zSystems to IBM Z (which I love!). We updated the numbering... [More]

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Adopting DevOps practices have become key for your enterprise IT teams to succeed. That is why we are bringing a great group of leaders to share their experiences about Cognitive DevOps and how to accelerate your digital transformation in a virtual conference. During July 25-27, industry leaders from IBM, HCL, Infosys, SonarSource, MOST Technologies and Xact will present in an interactive, online environment. During these half day sessions you will learn about DevOps best practices and discover how using the right tools in the right ways... [More]

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        Have you ever thought about expanding the successes of agile teams in your organization? Or have you considered an agile approach but are not sure if it would work for you?  You are not alone.  Many organizations are adopting and scaling agile and seeing amazing results.    As the largest provider of financial crime, risk and compliance solutions for regional and global financial institutions and government regulators, NICE Actimize had to improve the quality of their software and accelerate cycle... [More]

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This summer there are quite a few developer focused events lined up and one such event happening next week is O’Reilly Velocity conference at San Jose, CA on June 19 – 22. This event offers a great platform to network with your peers who are doing amazing things on engineering, performance, operations and DevOps. DevOps is one of the major focus areas in this conference and there are various tutorials, sessions and keynotes that cover the topic in detail.   With so much happening at the event this year, here is what you... [More]

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DevOps Transformation workshops are interactive, hands-on, sessions designed for business leaders and the app dev and IT ops teams they depend on to create, deliver and manage the applications their customers and employees use. These workshops give a chance to the participants to explore the transformation their organizations could achieve through a DevOps approach, helping them create and nurture a DevOps culture within their organization. Regardless to the level of maturity on the lean – agile – DevOps adoption, there is something... [More]

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Did you miss the IBM Interconnect 2017 conference this year? If you did, you missed some great presentations from real practitioners about how they are transforming their organizations by adopting lean and agile practices at scale so they can be better, stronger, faster. But don’t worry, Alan Shimel from DevOps.com sat down with a couple of these “experts” and you can watch their interviews on DevOpsTV.   First, Igal Levi from NICE Actimize. In his interview , he explained his organization’s need for change that... [More]

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Along with consumerization of IT, increased customer demands and growing business competition have resulted in intense pressure for organizations to get applications into production as fast as they can, as early as they can. However, only a few short years ago, similar releases could have taken up to 18 to 24 months’ time to go into production.   How do you keep your applications secure, in an environment of tighter release time-frames and constrained staffing levels? By incorporating application security into your DevOps process.... [More]

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While waiting to board a flight I met an enthusiastic student, a millennial at that who was leaving the shores to pursue his master’s degree overseas. The conversation started off with the millennial asking me about my destination, hobbies, job etc. and then comes an interesting question “Does IBM make any cool stuff like streaming video, gadgets to stream videos, ….?” My response was “yes we build cool technology that enables all that cool stuff you just mentioned and a lot more than that”.   By this... [More]

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In my previous blogs, I provided an overview of the IBM Digital Transformation Model   as well as best practices for effectively maintaining applications, that is, to effectively operate at  level 2 . But what does it take to operate at level 1? Level 1 is for applications that are not actively maintained. You may not have touched the application the last 10 years, and you do not expect to do much to it over the next 10 years either. At first glimpse, you might say that since you do not invest in maintenance, there is... [More]

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IBM InterConnect 2017 is almost here. It’s not too late to join us March 19-23, 2017 at Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas, NV. Through more than 2,000 targeted sessions led by industry leaders and IBM experts, InterConnect will help you reach your goals. Join us for client-led breakout sessions, hands-on labs, interactive workshops, networking opportunities, and much more. The IBM DevOps team has been busy getting ready and we want to highlight some activities that are not to be missed.   Trends and Directions: DevOps: The New Reality for... [More]

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          We’ve been busy getting ready for IBM InterConnect 2017 . For a preview of what’s in store for DevOps at the event, we’re excited to invite you to a CrowdChat on Friday, March 10 th at 1:00 PM ET. Join us < http://bit.ly/2mhUHPs>   Are you dabbling in DevOps? Maybe you've run a great pilot project or have a terrific two-pizza team that's innovating new apps. The question is, how do you scale their success to your whole organization? During the CrowdChat, we’ll... [More]

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What if you could have a ‘playbook’ that could guide you thru the complexities and nuances of adopting DevOps, at enterprise scale? Much like a sports team’s playbook outlining its winning plays, my new book— ‘The DevOps Adoption Playbook’ is your business resource for knowing the ‘rules of the game’. Important information for every organization adopting DevOps to know, whether you are a practitioner or a part of the leadership.   For the past four years, as IBM’s lead client facing... [More]

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            DevOps is evolving into a major enabler of business innovation. If done well in a consistent, scalable and repeatable manner, it can accelerate digital transformation at an enterprise level. But crossing the chasm from successful DevOps pilots with two-pizza teams to enterprise-wide adoption remains a challenge.   Please join us on Tuesday, March 7, 1 pm ET as the experts share their unique challenges and best practices in scaling-up DevOps adoption as well as steps you can take now to assess your... [More]

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  With IBM InterConnect 2017 around the corner, it’s time to start building agendas and signing up for onsite activities. In my recent blog , I shared my experience of the DevOps workshops from the last two InterConnect conferences and this year’s workshops look even more interesting.   This conference this year is packed with the best IBM DevOps and industry experts, new topics, and great networking. The workshops are different from the regular breakout sessions because they are interactive, small-group sessions led by... [More]

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We are heads-down planning for another great DevOps experience at IBM InterConnect 2017 . Dive deeper into DevOps with technical topics, hand-on labs, interactive workshops and much more.   This is your opportunity to advance your career, your DevOps skills and your organization’s DevOps transformation. Meet industry experts who are leading digital transformation with DevOps. See in-depth demos and learn about the solutions that can help your teams and organization deliver future made applications with speed, simplicity and... [More]

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    YouTube Live on Enterprise DevOps: It Takes a Village   When talking about enterprise DevOps transformation, many people look for a silver bullet—a magic wand that will convert an old, inefficient organization into a high-performing, DevOps-enabled IT team. But in truth there is no single silver bullet. DevOps takes a village. This DevOps village, like a real village, consists of physical infrastructure, as well as members. DevOps often needs a cultural transformation that builds a true community with the same aims and... [More]

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“Just when I thought   I knew your ways   That's when you come to make me see   That all I knew   Was only just a glimpse of you   I cannot have enough”  – by The Dynamites   I went to InterConnect, IBM’s annual conference on Cloud computing, for the first time in 2015. Amidst the numerous sessions and activities at the conference, I had a chance to attend one of the DevOps workshops. And I was completely mesmerized.   I joined the DevOps team just a few months before the... [More]

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  Starting out the new year, it's time to reflect on last year and then begin with a fresh start. Last year I had a great time at DevOps Enterprise Summit . It was once again full of user experiences from a wide variety of customers including Target, American Airlines, NBC Universal, IBM, Walmart and many others. The two prior summit events where I had a chance to present as well, provided with an additional view into the DevOps transformation for distributed teams. It has become clear the concept of a central SCM is resounding and for... [More]

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IBM was named a leader in the recently published Gartner Magic Quadrant for Software Test Automation, based on completeness of vision and ability to execute. The report states that leaders: Have established strong market positions Provide products that are a strong functional match to general market requirements including DevOps Have been among the most successful in building a loyal customer base The Gartner report goes on to say, “ As automated testing tools become an integral part of a DevOps toolchain , test automation solutions are... [More]

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Forrester researched, analyzed and scored numerous Functional Testing solutions and identified IBM as a leader, stating that IBM “outpaces the competition in the number of platforms on which teams can execute test automation.”   The 33-criteria evaluation of functional test automation (FTA) providers in the report is designed to help application development and delivery (AD&D) professionals select the right functional test automation tool for their needs. Functional test automation tools were evaluated on current offerings,... [More]

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  Swift is a modern programming language that was introduced by Apple in June 2014. Apple made Swift open source , late last year. On the same day, December 3 rd 2015, IBM introduced the IBM Swift Sandbox , and started the journey of bringing Swift to the server platform. Swift already has been widely used by mobile developers and is gaining momentum in the application development community. On the server side, it was yet to be seen how serious IBM is in supporting Swift on the server platform, and how the development community would... [More]

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Join IBM next week at Gartner Application Strategies & Solutions Summit in Las Vegas, NV to see how we’re empowering clients to adopt an agile, DevOps culture of rapid and sustained digital innovation.  As a premier sponsor of the event, there are many ways to interact and engage with us. Some of these are highlighted below. To see the complete details for our sessions, please go here .   Join the open panel discussion on Tuesday, 6 December with DevOps pros from Cisco, GitHub and IBM who are achieving scale as they unpack... [More]

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As a first time attendee of IBM InterConnect 2016, IBM's biggest Cloud event of the year, I don’t think anything could have prepared me for walking into the EXPO for the first time. It was HUGE and I was in awe of all the cool things to see. From Pepper the Robot in the IBM Cloud booth to Wiley, the Dummies Man in the IBM DevOps booth, there was so much to see and so many people to meet. Some of the highlights for me, as the DevOps social lead, were the DevOps zone, Dev@ and Bluemix Garage.  This video captures some of the many... [More]

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As a first time attendee of IBM InterConnect 2016, IBM's biggest Cloud event of the year, I was delighted to hear our speakers share their real-world challenges and personal DevOps experiences and knowledge. This video series captures some of the expert speakers we had at InterConnect 2016 who shared their DevOps experiences with us.     Three of my favorite sessions and panels from 2016 included:   DevOps Keynote - Innovate or Die: Transform your business with DevOps This keynote included an engaging panel that was hosted by... [More]

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IBM is proud to be a part of Gene Kim’s DevOps Enterprise Summit , taking place Nov 7-9 in San Francisco. This conference is for the leaders of large, complex organizations who are or are interested in implementing DevOps principles and practices. We have a lot of activities planned while we’re there, but here are some highlights that you don’t want to miss:     Featured IBM sessions at DevOps Enterprise Summit, Nov 7-9  ... [More]

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6 in 10 global banks open to FinTech partnership or acquisition says IDC   Sibos 2016 in Geneva Switzerland was yet again the premiere international banking event of the year.  And while Wednesday’s Big Issue Debate on the impact of cognitive computing on the financial services industry, led by IBM’s own Ginni Rometty, was the climax of the week, it was Thursday’s Big Issue Debate, “ Disruptive Innovations Transforming the Financial Services ,” that really piqued my interest because it explored the... [More]

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Have you ever had your conference session proposal rejected? You’ve worked hard on crafting the best title and abstract, you’ve submitted it on time, but still it’s been turned down with a standard marketing response. The typical rejection email reads like; “With limited capacity and overwhelming response to our call for Speakers we had to turn down many good topics. We are so sorry that your session was not accepted. We hope you will consider submitting your proposal in future….”   Prospective speakers... [More]

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They say time flies when you are having fun. As a first time attendee of IBM InterConnect 2016, IBM's biggest Cloud event of the year, I had an awesome experience. I am part of the DevOps social marketing team and my role at the event was to provide on-site social media support.  I wish I could have cloned myself 10 times as there were so many great session I wanted to attend. Just within the DevOps stream alone, our team delivered 240+ sessions, including breakouts, labs, engagement center talks, and workshops.   My favorite... [More]

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